From Purchase to Pickup: How Luck of the Irish Auto Buys on OPENLANE
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For Joe Rauseo, owner of Luck of the Irish Auto, buying a wholesale vehicle is one part of a larger job. He also needs to get it to his dealership and decide how the purchase fits with his plans for the business.
OPENLANE is where Rauseo starts that process. He uses the digital marketplace to buy vehicles, arranges transportation through OPENLANE services and selects AFC as a financing option when he checks out. The combination gives him a way to manage the steps between finding inventory and bringing it to his lot.
Buying Wholesale Vehicles on OPENLANE
Access to inventory matters when a dealer is deciding what to stock next. For Rauseo, OPENLANE provides an online place to source and purchase wholesale vehicles for Luck of the Irish Auto.
His buying process continues after he makes a purchase. Rather than treating transportation and payment as unrelated decisions, Rauseo considers them as part of getting a vehicle ready for the dealership.
“Make the purchase on OPENLANE, get it transported here through OPENLANE services, then I select AFC because they’re just seamless,” he said.
Arranging Transportation and Financing After a Purchase
Rauseo’s description captures a practical sequence: buy the vehicle, arrange its trip to the dealership and choose how to finance it. OPENLANE transportation services and the option to select AFC at checkout help him connect those steps.
AFC provides dealer inventory financing, which Rauseo says has given him more room to pursue business opportunities than paying cash for every vehicle would have. For him, the value is in having that option available as he builds his inventory and makes plans beyond his next purchase.
How OPENLANE and AFC Representatives Coordinate
The process also depends on people. Rauseo says communication between his OPENLANE and AFC representatives helps when he needs support across buying and financing.
“The benefit is the communication for me,” he said. “Having that open line of communication between both parties, my reps talk to each other when I need them to.”
He did not realize the companies were connected when he first started using OPENLANE. Now, that working relationship is part of what makes the experience valuable to him.
Sourcing Inventory as the Dealership Grows
Rauseo is building a new two-bay garage from the ground up. As he invests in the dealership, he continues to need a way to source vehicles and bring them in without committing cash to every inventory purchase.
His experience shows why the steps surrounding a wholesale purchase matter. Finding a vehicle on OPENLANE is the starting point; transportation, financing and communication help Rauseo turn that purchase into inventory for Luck of the Irish Auto while he works toward what comes next.
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